Following a Northern England tradition, Ringo is sent out and left alone in the street. The tradition calls for the back door to be opened at midnight (to let the old year out) and the first dark haired man to be seen to come through the front door carrying salt, coal and bread. This means…
Paul wrote the song after he had a dream about his mother during the tense period surrounding the White Album recording sessions. Paul said the song’s reference to “Mother Mary” was not a biblical reference. Paul said that his mother, who died of cancer when he was fourteen, said in the dream: “It will be…
Mal befriended the Beatles while working part-time as a bouncer at the Cavern Club and was hired as the band’s assistant roadie. After the Beatles stopped touring in 1966, Mal carried on assisting them until their break-up in 1970. He also found work as a record producer (most notably with Badfinger’s top 10 hit “No…
OTD in ‘65 was a Leslie Bryce photo session with Ringo and his new Facel Vega luxury grand touring car. Ringo joined a list of famous celebrities to own a Facel Vega, including, Pablo Picasso,Joan Collins, Tony Curtis, Christian Dior, Max Factor Jr, Joan Fontaine, Ava Gardner (who bought three), Danny Kaye, The President of…
The song is about Transcendental Meditation: “Without going out of your door / You can know all things on earth / Without looking out of your window / You can know the ways of heaven”. George used classical Indian musicians on the song and the other Beatles’ only contributions were backing vocals at the end…
The Beatles have a photo session with Dezo Hoffmann and French actress Sophie Hardy.
They stayed at the prestigious George V Hotel during their residency.John and Paul shared a suite because they were required to write a number of songs during their stay for the “A Hard Day’s Night” film and album. In a move to promote productivity, a piano was installed in their suite. Despite their grueling performance…
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Written by Paul, it was originally intended to be included on the Sgt. Pepper LP, but was instead released as a single to satisfy the record company demand for a new release. John’s original lyrics for “In My Life” included a reference to Penny Lane. Soon after the Beatles recorded “In My Life” in October…
The iconic British luxury sports car was known for appearing in James Bond movies like Goldfinger, Thunderball and Cannonball. George’s purchase of the car was arranged through Bydor Cars, a company co-owned by Brian Epstein which supplied sportscars to many figures in the Swinging London era, including the Beatles and members of the Rolling Stones…